Redirecting geolocation information from the client device to remote desktops or published applications requires enabling the Geolocation Redirection feature on the agent machine, configuring group policy settings on your Active Directory server, and specifying which websites use this feature.

To enable Geolocation Redirection and specify which websites use this feature, you configure group policy settings on your Active Directory server. You must compile a list of URLs for websites that can use the redirected geolocation information. Include the http:// or https:// prefix in the URLs. You can use match patterns in the URLs.

Prerequisites

  • Install Horizon Client on the client system and install Horizon Agent in the virtual desktop or RDS host with the Geolocation Redirection feature enabled. For required versions, setup options, and complete system requirements, see System Requirements for Geolocation Redirection.
  • Verify that you can log in as an Administrator domain user on the machine that hosts your Active Directory server.
  • Verify that the MMC and Group Policy Object Editor snap-in are available on your Active Directory server.
  • Add the VMware View Agent Configuration ADMX template file (vdm_agent.admx) to a GPO that is linked to the OU for the virtual desktop or RDS host. For installation instructions, see Add the ADMX Template Files to Active Directory.
  • Compile a list of URLs for websites that can use the redirected geolocation information.
  • Install Internet Explorer 11 or Chrome on the agent machine.

Procedure

  1. On your Active Directory server, open the Group Policy Management Editor.
  2. Navigate to the Computer Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > VMware View Agent Configuration > VMware HTML5 Features folder.
  3. Open the Disable Automatically Detect Intranet setting, select Enabled, and click OK.
  4. Open the Enable VMware HTML5 Features setting, select Enabled, and click OK.
  5. Navigate to the Computer Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > VMware View Agent Configuration > VMware HTML5 Features > VMware Geolocation Redirection folder.
  6. Open the Enable VMware Geolocation Redirection setting, select Enabled, and click OK.
  7. Specify which websites can use the Geolocation Redirection feature.
    The VMware Horizon Geolocation Redirection Chrome plugin uses this website list in all RDS host and virtual desktop environments. The VMware Horizon Geolocation Redirection IE plugin uses this website list in RDS host and Windows 7 virtual desktop environments.
    1. Open the Enable URL list for VMware Geolocation Redirection setting and select Enabled.
    2. Click Show and enter the URLs that you compiled in the Value name column.
      Only the URLs that you specify can use the redirected geolocation information. No URLs are added by default. Leave the Value column blank.
    3. Click OK to save the URL list and then click OK to save the policy setting.
  8. Open the Set the minimum distance for which to report location updates setting, select Enabled, and specify the minimum distance (in meters), between a location update in the client and the last update reported to the agent. for which the new location must be updated.
    By default, the minimum distance is 75 meters.

What to do next

If you installed Internet Explorer on an RDS host agent machine, you must also enable the VMware Horizon Geolocation Redirection IE plugin. For information, see Enable the VMware Horizon Geolocation Redirection IE Plugin.

Note: Internet Explorer is supported on Windows 10 virtual desktops with the VMware Geolocation Redirection driver. You do not need to enable the VMware Horizon Geolocation Redirection IE plugin for Windows 10 virtual desktops.

If you installed Chrome on the agent machine, you must also enable the VMware Horizon Geolocation Redirection Chrome plugin. For information, see Enable the VMware Horizon Geolocation Redirection Chrome Plugin.